EFGeoWeek #371 |17 Febrero 2025

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Neumann: Multidisciplinary and Intergenerational Collaboration: A Multi-Perspective…

In today’s rapidly evolving world, different forms of innovation play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the current youth and achieving intergenerational justice in the energy transition. This paper seeks to assess the state of intergenerational collaboration…

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EFG Statement on EU Competitiveness Compass

The EFG Board is meeting in Brussels from 5 to 7 February 2025. During this time, the Board will engage with Members of the European Parliament and European Commission officials…

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EFG Contributes to EU Consultation on the Single Market Strategy

In January 2025, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on the planned Single Market Strategy. This consultation aimed to assess the functioning of the Single Market, focusing on…

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5th IPGC – Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 28 February 2025

We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission period for the 5th International Professional Geology Conference (IPGC) is now open! This is a unique opportunity to present and showcase […]

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TIMREX: EIT-Labelled Master’s in Innovative Mineral Resource Exploration

The application period for the TIMREX EIT-Labelled Master’s Programme in Innovative Mineral Resource Exploration is now open. This Master’s programme provides a strong theoretical foundation in robotics, innovation, data science, […]

Within the framework of the CEEGS project, the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) announces a video contest on CO2 storage and geothermal heat extraction.

Greece will soon set up an evacuation port on the island of Santorini to facilitate the safe escape of people in case a bigger quake hits the popular tourist destination, a Greek minister said on Monday.

And green hydrogen might get more preferable treatment than low-carbon hydrogen.

One lawyer said the Strasbourg court’s order to draw up a comprehensive strategy for the «Land of Fires» region was the first concrete order of its kind in an environmental case.

Normandy isn’t Texas, and Europe can’t ‘drill baby drill’, but stronger technological leadership can accelerate Europe’s green game.

When it comes to peering beneath the Earth’s surface, geophysicists have an arsenal of high-tech tools at their disposal. But what happens when you need to track something as elusive as underground ice forming and melting in real time? Enter borehole G…

A new report dealing with gender equality in research and innovation in the EU reveals that only 32.8% of graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in the EU were women. The ‘She Figures 2024’ report was released by the EU’s Public…

A large majority of Europeans believe in the benefits of science, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey on “European citizens’ knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology”. They want to see those benefits more equitably distributed an…

Yuri Shprits, a space scientist at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, is on a mission to save our planet. We have known for a long time that much of our modern way of life is threatened by the whims of the Sun. If our star suddenly …

Artificial intelligence, propulsion technologies and batteries are among the areas where innovation is most needed to maintain the competitiveness of Europe’s space sector, the European Space Conference heard last week.

Europe’s start-up community is broadly positive about support measures set out in the Competitiveness Compass, the EU’s new strategy for competitiveness, but warns that cultural change is also required if more investment is to flow into the sector.

Research managers in EU projects have a lot on their hands. They oversee budgets, communication, audits, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and ethics. They write proposals, coordinate participants and serve as mediators. Their to-do list is endl…

Better links with industrial policy, a balanced technology maturity scale, more strategic thinking: these are just a few items on the list of demands for an improved EU approach to collaborative research and development. But a complete overhaul of the …

From Scotland to California, golf courses are being rewilded – with lofty aims to benefit both people and nature.

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World’s sea-ice falls to record low

The world’s frozen oceans keep the planet cool, but they currently have less ice than ever recorded before.

The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.

Professor Jonathan Chambers has been appointed as the new BGS Chief Scientist for multi-hazards and resilience (MHR).

An online tool that shows which roads are most likely to cause river pollution is being expanded to assess pollution from agricultural areas.

On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by the Palisades Fire.

The Climate Risk Index (CRI) analyses how climate-related extreme weather events affect countries and, in doing so, measures realised risks’ consequences for countries.

This Swiss Re Institute briefer explains how natural habitats, such as coral reefs, mangrove swamps and salt marshes, can reduce insurance loss frequency by around a half in coastal flood cases caused by higher frequency-lower severity storms.

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Türkiye-Syria earthquakes 2023

On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes struck southern and central Türkiye, and northern and western Syria. The first had a magnitude of Mw 7.8 and the second Mw 7.7.

Earth has probably already entered the 20-year period in which global temperatures will be, on average, 1.5°C (2.7°F) higher than preindustrial conditions.

A new study maps and ranks the largest, longest-lasting, and most severe multiyear droughts from 1980 to 2018.

A decrease in pressure ridges over the past 3 decades is making the ice more uniform, with unclear consequences.

Earth’s inner core has both changed its relative rotation rate and deformed in the past few decades, according to an analysis of seismic waves recorded when the inner core occupied the same relative location owing to its changing rotation rate.

Three more quakes above 4.0 magnitude are registered on Monday near the Greek tourist hotspot.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a great opportunity to celebrate their achievements and highlights the need to encourage and support more young girls and women to get involved in research.

An EP survey of EU citizens aged 16-30 shows social media is their main information source, and that the majority are also aware of the risks of online disinformation.

Read about new reports on the state of the EU’s water bodies, about legislation to protect the EU’s waters and about EU recommendations for Member States

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